Recipes

Raspberries are one of those fruits that pack a powerful punch of good health, including Vitamins C and E, selenium, beta carotene, lutein, lycopenem and are loaded with anti-oxidants.  Oh yeah, Fresh Raspberry Turnovers taste great too and kids love them.  Here’s an easy to make recipe that can be …

Edible Christmas Presents Make Tasty and Affordable Gifts – In this digital age we live in, now more than ever people appreciate the time taken to make a gift and the tastier the better. I put together some ideas to make friends and family smile over the holidays. If you …

Use up your leftover chicken with this lovely dish.

A Boozy Christmas pudding with Florida flavors…so moist- I never made Christmas pudding over the years because it always seemed to look like a rock when it came out of the oven. It was reminiscent of the sad fruitcakes we see today. THIS one is full of real fruit, moist …

Peppermint bark – It’s addictive – My only regret is I didn’t make more! Feel free to double this recipe. This is NOT going to last long in our house. It’s so good and the chocolate has a perfect texture.

    The first three Christmas cookie recipes – Every year, I tend to make the SAME old Christmas cookies. This year I wanted to make some cookies that were new (at least to me) and a little different. Here are the first three types of cookies I made.   …

Gingerbread House and Cookies – This is a fun project my son and I like to do during the Christmas season. It takes a LOT of gingerbread. Here’s the recipe I used this year (I like to experiment with different weights of flour, etc. 4 1/2 lbs of pastry flour …

Don’t Stress Over the Gravy/Sauce! – I know how it is, believe me. You spend all week (maybe weeks) planning a holiday menu. Your guests arrive, intoxicating smells of roast turkey, prime rib, beef tenderloin or other succulent specialties fill the air. All that’s left is to make the gravy …